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Testing the new Opel Manta A Series fuel sender

May 27, 2025

It was time to test out the new fuel sender! After wiring it in and fitting a new earth strap, just to make sure it was time to fill the tank up and see what happened! I was not disappointed as with 5 litres of fuel in the tank the gauge was reading just inside the red. Which thought was pretty good as the old one was right into the white the other side of the red and when i emptied out the tank, there was at least 15 litres if not more, fuel in there so now i know…

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Opel Manta A Series Fuel Sender Replacement

May 27, 2025

One thing on my list of jobs i wanted to do at some point was replace the fuel sender as mine has never seemed to be that accurate and im sure it was reading lower than the actual level. Also where i had swapped to the fuel injection i needed to block up the fuel outlet on the sender as that is all part of the fuel pump for the injection. Firstly, where do you find a new A Series fuel sender and even harder one that is setup for injection with no fuel outlet! Well, i never seemed to…

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Fuel Pump Upgrade

May 13, 2025

When i started the proper restoration and upgrade of the A Series, there were not too many options for aftermarket in-tank pumps for the full fuel injection and as I didn’t want to go the whole swirl pot in the boot option, I opted for an all-in-one pump and swirl pot from a Punto, which worked great but was made for a much deeper tanks than the A Series and was quite a bulky plastic unit and as the pump was too tall I ended up having a flange welded to the tank and cutting a hole in the boot…

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Fuel tank filler hose problem (Solved!)

May 20, 2023

Ever since i had the Opel back on the road there as been a problem that if you took a left-hand bend quickly there was a real smell of fuel. Initially, i thought it was to do with the breather hose maybe letting fuel vapor out as you do get a bit of a slosh and you can then see some fule sitting in the pipe but after swapping it for some proper stuff from a go-carting supplier with some nice hose clips it was still there but i could never work out what was causing it as i could…

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